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The Finance Brokers Association of Australia has appointed Christine Green as a new member of the board.
A former Queensland state president, Christine Green carries over 20 years of banking and finance experience and is currently a business development manager for Liberty Financial.
The Finance Brokers Association of Australia’s (FBAA) managing director Peter White AM commended the appointment of Ms Green as the FBAA moves forward to engage more women across the industry.
“Christine is a skilled business development manager, coach and mentor, and she is a passionate advocate for finance brokers and diversity in the industry,” Mr White said.
Additionally, Steve Rasmussen was re-elected for another term on the FBAA board, joining seven other members who weren’t up for re-election.
The AGM also saw several Board appointed Fellow members including Sam White of LoanMarket Group, Dien Le of Finance & Coffee, Krystal Camilleri of Jellyfish Marketing and Jayden Vecchio of Hunter Galloway Finance Pty Ltd.
FBAA issues further commendations
In addition to the appointment of Ms Green, the FBAA has commended those who “have gone above and beyond over the past year”.
Among those commendations were Madeleine Dart of outsource Financial, Peter Ellis from Finance Broker Mentor, former state presidents Trent Carter (Western Australia), Joff O'Shannessy (South Australia), and Nick Wormald (NSW) along with Ms Green herself.
“From the FBAA’s perspective 2022 saw all-time record membership numbers and member satisfaction higher than ever before,” Mr White concluded.
“We exist for our members, to champion them, to help them thrive, and to work closely with governments, regulators and other stakeholders to create the best environment for them to build successful businesses.
“Those who attended the conference heard the assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones say that the FBAA’s constant dialogue and advocacy was the catalyst for positive change, and we will do it all again in 2023.”
Broker peak bodies welcome franchising transparency requirements
The FBAA and the Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) recently endorsed a federal government franchising transparency drive.
Aiming to improve transparency within the franchise sector, the federal Treasury has supported Australians considering entering into a franchise agreement by making pertinent information available through the Franchise Disclosure Register (FDR).
According to the Treasury, the FDR provided free access to a directory of franchised systems publicly available in the country allowing the people to search, view, and compare important information about franchises, such as establishment and ongoing costs and contract terms.
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